Racecards
20:00 Towcester
Jimmy James Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,144
- 2nd: £630
- 3rd: £315
- 4th: £157
- Form 0B530-6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Felix de Giles
held up in rear, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, pressed for 2nd flat, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace
- Form 14443-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey Paul Moloney
jumped left at times, held up in rear, effort when mistake 3 out, soon no impression
- Form 4PP48-7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Ciaran McKee
held up, ridden and struggling after 5th, tailed off from 8th
- Form 73632-4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer D Frankland
- Jockey D Bass
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, hit 8th, ridden 4 out, one pace before 2 out
Moscow Mule
14- Form 4R05P-P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 80
mid-division, headway 4th, went 2nd 8th, led after 3 out, drifted left flat, stayed on well
- Form 09884-7
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, led 6th, headed after 3 out, stayed on same pace and no impression on winner flat
- Form P8F/P5F-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M Gates
- Jockey Jake Hodson
prominent, led 4th, headed 6th, soon lost place, well beaten 4 out, pulled up after
Moulin Tour (FR)
198- Form 867P25-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey H Oliver
mid-division, mistake 4th, headway 6th, blundered badly 8th, weakened 3 out
- Form 008/8PP-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Gerald Quinn
led, wandered into 1st, headed 4th, ridden 7th, weakened after 4 out, mistake 3 out, pulled up before next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It's difficult to drum up much enthusiasm for any of these but there is a possibility that TOM O'TARA is well treated if jumping a little better than he did at Worcester last time. He gets a tentative vote ahead of one-paced Ffos Las fourth Smiling Lady and Rebel High, who didn't get up the hill here last time. Moulin Tour may need this while Strathcal appears to be going backwards and none of the others make much appeal.
Formwatch
Strathcal 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, in touch 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 12, 44l behind Majorica King (10-7) at Towcester 2m mdn chs (5) gd in Apr.
Smiling Lady (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Held up in 5th, outpaced when mistake 4 out, never on terms, 4th of 6, 24l behind Dineur (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Tribal Dance (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Prominent, weakened 4 out, 7th of 8, 48l behind Haar (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Rebel High (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Pressed leader, led 8th, headed 3 out, no impression in 3rd before next, weakened into 4th near finish, 4th of 12, 26l behind Majorica King (10-7) at Towcester 2m mdn chs (5) gd in Apr.
Moscow Mule 66-1 (10-0) Slowly away, in rear when jumped big and rider lost iron 1st, not recover and pulled up before next, dismounted, in a race won by Time Do (11-6) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr, 11 ran.
Tom O'Tara 10-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, ridden after 9th, no impression, 7th of 12, 37l behind Mount Welcome (10-11) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Tough Cookie (IRE) 66-1 (9-11) Led until 11th, weakened from next, fell last, in a race won by Jupiter Rex (10-13) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb, 13 ran.
Moulin Tour (FR) 11-2 (9-9) Led, hit 4 out, headed and slow next, weakened 2 out, 5th of 9, 14l behind Roc De Guye (10-5) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Oct.
Daddy'slittlegirl 25-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, struggling 9th, lost touch 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th, in a race won by Themilanhorse (11-0) at Southwell 3m nov chs (4) gd in Apr, 8 ran.